The Truth of Catholicism: Inside the Esential Teachings and Controversie s of the Church Today

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

An important book and a spectacular public service. It opens a window onto the Catholic faith and will open the minds of believers and skeptics alike. --Peggy Noonan

The Catholic Church may be the most controversial institution in the world. Some find its teachings inexplicable, puzzling, even cruel. In this incisive new work, George Weigel suggests that we look at Catholicism and its controversies from inside the convictions that make those controversies not only possible, but necessary. The truths of Catholicism then come into clearer focus as affirmations and celebrations of human life and human love, even as they challenge us to imagine a daring future for humanity and for ourselves.

Is Jesus uniquely the savior of the world Is the moral life about rules or about happiness Doesnt suffering contradict the biblical claim that God is good How does the Catholic Church think about other Christians and about other great world religions In an engaging, accessible style, George Weigel leads us into the truth of Catholicism: the truth about a love that creates a vast, liberating terrain on which to live a fully human life.

Author Bio

George Weigel, a Roman Catholic theologian and one of the worlds leading authorities on the Catholic Church, is the author of the international bestseller, Witness to Hope: The Biography of John Paul II, as well as The Cube and the Cathedral, Letters to a Young Catholic, The Courage to Be Catholic and The Truth of Catholicism.